McKenzie

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1 - Reflection on Previous I Search Experiences
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?

  • I have done research projects like the labyrinth one, the ethical delimma one for religion, and a lot of book reports.

2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?

  • Research is looking up stuff to make a report or project or something.

3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?

  • This year, we did the labyrinth research project. It was kind of annoying because the answers to the questions were hard to find but the 2nd part, where we got to work in groups was fun. The experience was a little bit positive and a little bit negative. ----
Teacher Response March 15

I am sorry that you had a difficult time with the labyrinth research. However, the labyrinth you all built is great!

I placed the gray line in for you.

Your grade is 8/10.

Mrs. D
2 - Reflection on Webbing Process (due Fri, Mar 16)
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because:
  • I think the webbing process did not help me find a topic because I just looked in the History Alive book.
3 - Why I Chose This Topic and What I Know About My Topic (due Fri, Mar 16)
1. Topic: The Renaissance
2. Why you chose it: The painters, queens, and playwriters sound interesting to me.
3. What you already know about your topic: I don't know much, but I know some of the people that lived during the Renaissance were Leonardo de Vinci, William Shakespeare, and Queen Elizabeth.
Teacher Response March 16
Your grade is 20/20.
Questions for I Search: Leading Figures of the Renaissance


Fat Question: What do the leaders of the Renaissance tell us about the time period?
1. Michelangelo
    1. Where did he grow up?
    2. How was he trained to be an artist?
    3. What were some of his greatest achievements?
  1. Titian
    1. Where did he grow up?
    2. How was he trained to be an artist?
    3. What is his style?
    4. What are his most famous works?
  2. Andreas Vesalius
    1. Where did he grow up?
    2. What practice did he make popular?
    3. What was the title of his book and what was it about?
  3. Isabella I
    1. What is she best remembered for?
    2. What did she have to do with Christopher Columbus?
    3. How did she become queen?
  4. Elizabeth I
    1. Who was her father?
    2. What was she educating in?
    3. What were her greatest Achievements?
  5. William Shakespeare
    1. What events led up to him becoming a playwright?
    2. What genre/s is he most famous for?
  6. Leonardo da Vinci
    1. What was his training in his younger years?
    2. Why is he referred to as the “Renaissance Man”?
    3. What are his most famous works? ----
5 - Reflections on Pre-Notetaking - for homework (due Tue, Mar 20)
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?

The pre-notetaking sheet helped me organize my thoughts about my topic and think of lots of questions to ask about the topic. The fat question was kind of hard because all the ones I thought of were to broad.
Teacher Response March 20 - Very interesting topic. 20/20.
6 - Search Log (due Wed, Mar 21)
1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?

  1. I learned about Michelangelo by answering my i-search questions on net snippets.
  2. I haven't had any problem, but I am a little worried about how long the project is going to take.
  3. To overcome this problem, I can work faster and stay on task.
  4. Next, I will continue research on leading figures of the Renaissance, specifically Titian. ----
Teacher Response March 21 - We will research until Friday. 10/10.
7 - Search Log (due Thur, Mar 22)
1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?

  1. Today, I learned about the artist Titian.
  2. The only problem I had was finding my book in the library.
  3. I will continue to use online sources to answer my questions.
  4. Next, I'll keep answering my I search questions. Andreas Vesalius is next on the list. ----
Teacher Response March 22 - don't forget to use the index of books to help in research. 10/10.

8 - Search Log (due Fri, Mar 23)
1. What have I learned today?
2. What problems have I had?
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
4. What will I do next?
  1. Today, learned about Isabella I.
  2. The main problem is I pretty much know I'm not going to be able to get everything done by the deadline
  3. Maybe, do some work on the I Search over the weekend.
  4. Next, I will keep researching.